Jeanette, Here is the line of the JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON (second of many by that double name) in whom you are interested. He was the grandson of the first ALSTON into NC/SC from Bedfordshire England: GENERATION ONE IN AMERICA: JOHN ALSTON (1668-1758 Chowan County, NC) m MARY CLARKE their eldest son was: GENERATION TWO JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON (1702-1781) M 1. ELIZABETH CHANCEY their eldest son was GENERATION THREE CAPT. JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON (Rev War Soldier & NC State Senate) who married ANN HUNT MACON (daughter of Gideon Hunt Macon and Priscilla Jones) Their children: (the last two of whom were apparently named for their maternal grandparents): GENERATION FOUR COL. JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON 3 m.ESTHER WRIGHT GIDEON ALSTON m FRANCES ATHERTON WILLIS ALSTON (NC Congressman)d 1837 m PATTIE MOORE ROBERT WEST ALSTON b 1751m HENRIETTA GREEN PRISCILLA JONES ALSTON ANN HUNT ALSTON Jeanette, that is not my line but I descend from JOHN ALSTON&MARY CLARKE, JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON I and second wife EUPHAN WILSON. Do let me know about your RANSOM line. Thanks, Carole In a message dated 3/2/00 4:31:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, CarBurCo@aol.com writes: << I am confused about who Joseph John belongs to. Jeanette JKHowell@digitalexp.com >>